| Liverpool | Middlesbrough | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Arthur Riley | GK | Dave Cumming | ||
| RB | Tom 'Snowy' Cooper | RB | George Laking | ||
| LB | Ben Dabbs | LB | Bobby Stuart | ||
| RH | Matt Busby | RH | Billy Brown | ||
| CH | Tom Bush | CH | Bobby Baxter | ||
| LH | Jimmy McDougall | LH | Jack Martin | ||
| OR | Berry Nieuwenhuys | OR | Ralph Birkett | ||
| IR | Phil Taylor | IR | Norman Higham | ||
| CF | Fred Howe | CF | Micky Fenton | ||
| IL | Jack Balmer | IL | Billy Forrest | ||
| OL | Alf Hanson | OL | Tom Cochrane | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Kay | Wilf Gillow | ||||